Best Elementary Schools in Virginia

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 1114)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
510126000546	931	North Springfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7602 Heming Court	Springfield	22151	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 658-5500	469	42	11.2	44.6%	133 (28.4%)	29 (6.2%)	202 (43.1%)	81 (17.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.5%)	$16,398			$451			$15,947	21.1	27.4	867	64
510339002804	932	River Bend Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14556 Rockingham Pike	Elkton	22827	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 298-5301	342	26	13	74.0%	268 (78.4%)	6 (1.8%)	49 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.6%)	$8,758			$689			$8,069	20.8	19.5	942	10
510126000435	933	Bucknell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6925 University Dr	Alexandria	22307	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 660-2900	279	28	9.9	64.5%	35 (12.5%)	39 (14.0%)	182 (65.2%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.4%)	$17,941			$1,005			$16,936	20.8	15	979	46
510267001081	934	Bay View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1434 Bay View Blvd	Norfolk	23503	Norfolk city	Norfolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 531-3030	502	36	13.9	100.0%	215 (42.8%)	116 (23.1%)	105 (20.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	61 (12.2%)	$10,469			$3,538			$6,932	20.7	40.3	717	217
510081000293	935	George W. Carver Intermediate	Public	3-5	2601 Broad St	Chesapeake	23324	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 494-7505	523	36	14.7	82.6%	72 (13.8%)	248 (47.4%)	146 (27.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (10.5%)	$9,941			$1,020			$8,921	20.4	20.6	934	1
510384001674	936	Bayside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5649 Bayside Rd	Virginia Beach	23455	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 648-2080	500	40	12.4	100.8%	113 (22.6%)	192 (38.4%)	136 (27.2%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	49 (9.8%)	$14,080			$1,773			$12,308	20.1	27.3	869	67
510189001128	937	Henry D. Ward Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3400 Darbytown Road	Richmond	23231	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 795-7030	499	29	17.2	92.8%	77 (15.4%)	363 (72.7%)	27 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.0%)								20	16.2	966	29
510324001860	938	Bellevue Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2301 E Grace St	Richmond	23223	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-4417	195	12	16.2	99.5%	23 (11.8%)	145 (74.4%)	11 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.7%)	$14,018			$903			$13,115	19.9	17	960	22
510147000646	939	Apple Pie Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	349 Apple Pie Ridge Rd	Winchester	22603	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 662-4781	427	35	12.2	66.0%	265 (62.1%)	12 (2.8%)	126 (29.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.7%)	$9,486			$426			$9,061	19.6	21.9	924	15
510330001045	940	Morningside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1716 Wilson Avenue SE	Roanoke	24013	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 853-2991	224	21	10.9	108.9%	102 (45.5%)	74 (33.0%)	17 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (12.5%)	$10,372			$1,157			$9,215	19.5	25.7	883	57

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on SOL Mathematics, SOL English Reading, SOL VA Studies, SOL Science, SOL Algebra I, SOL Civics and Economics test scores released by the Virginia Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 25, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Virginia Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Virginia Department of Education.
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.